Federal judge issues longer-term decision blocking Trump’s White House media ban: news
14-10-2026
Federal Judge Issues Injunction Blocking Trump Administration Media Ban
A federal judge has issued an extended preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House press facilities. The decision indefinitely preserves White House press access for journalists from the three targeted media organizations while their First Amendment and due process lawsuit proceeds through the courts.
UA.NEWSKey Details of the Ruling
Indefinite Court Injunction: U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly extended an earlier temporary restraining order, barring the administration from revoking the credentials of the affected reporters.
UA.NEWSTargeted Outlets: The directive applies directly to CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, whose access had been revoked following disputes over critical coverage.
UA.NEWSConstitutional Protections: The court determined that the media organizations demonstrated a strong likelihood of success on the merits, indicating that the credential revocation likely violated both First Amendment freedom of the press and Fifth Amendment due process requirements.
Al JazeeraNational Security Claims Rejected: The ruling noted that the White House provided insufficient evidence showing that national security concerns justified stripping the journalists’ standard press passes.
The order ensures full press pool access remains intact for all three newsrooms as legal challenges to the administration’s media credentialing policies continue.
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